FINDSPARK COMMUNITY SUCCESS STORIES

Mohammad Bolatero, Digital Marketing / Social Media Intern at Two TreesCommunity member and Hustle Summit Fellow Mohammad found out about the internship at Two Trees through the FindSpark job board. He applied and eventually got the job!

September 29, 2016

Kaila Kane, PR Intern at ASTRSKPR
Hustle Summit Fellow Kaila applied to ASTRSK PR through the FindSpark job board, and was offered an accelerated internship at the company with the potential to become an Assistant Account Executive. She says, "I started participating in FindSpark events/webinars in January, and two months later I can say that I've found a job and am officially moving to New York!"

March 22, 2017

Christina Waterman, Associate Producer for the Shorty Awards
Christina, a Hustle Summit Scholar, used the FindSpark job board to apply for a freelance position at the Shorty Awards and got the job! She was recently brought on full-time.

March 22, 2017

Matthew Reich, Film Marketing Intern at Allied Integrated Marketing
FindSpark member Matthew attended Hustle Summit in New York City, where he met with reps from Allied Integrated Marketing. He was later hired as their newest Film Marketing Intern!

April 4, 2017

Tiffany Hui, Content Manager, Global Emerging Accounts at BrandwatchTiffany attended Hustle Summit in New York City with her sister Melissa, a longtime member and Hustle Summit Fellow. She connected with Brandwatch at the event, and got the job a few months later!

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Last but not least…

Jennifer Rubio

Jen is a creative strategist and community developer at Carrot Creative. She’s passionate about community building, entrepreneurship, and the intersection of technology with food and fashion. Jen is a maniacal early adopter and, yes, she really did get @jennifer on Twitter. Travel is in her blood—she has been to over thirty countries in six continents and has lived in Manila, Los Angeles, Paris, and Seville. It was no surprise Jen was excited to speak on our panel to help NYCi and the community get the most out of Internet Week, as she is a community builder at heart!

What Internet Week NY panel are you looking forward to the most?

I’m looking forward to ONLINE = OFFLINE with Fred Wilson, David Lee, and Chris Dixon. They’re three of the smartest men I can think of and few are more qualified to talk about how the abundance of new startups breaks down the difference between the Internet and the “real world.”

What is the most memorable conference you’ve been to?
Both my first and most memorable: SXSWi ’08. Panels all day, parties all night. I don’t think I slept more than five hours that week, but I left feeling refreshed and inspired to go all in to the social media and startup space.

Number #1 networking tip?
Follow up! It’s not hard to cultivate relationships out of quick interactions if you can manage to follow up over the next few weeks to get drinks, coffee, whatever.

Also, bring more cards than you think you’ll need—even then, you’ll still run out. I still use an SMS-based biz card service (like contxts.com) as a backup, so I can just tell people to “text ‘jenrubio’ to 50500” if I run out of cards.

Hear more at our awesome panel TOMORROW! Space is very limited, so arrive early. There’s no guest list; it’s first come first served. RSVP on Meetup and Facebook for the reminder.

Have any questions for Jen? Write them below in the comments and we’ll ask her during the panel!

Emily is Founder and CEO of FindSpark. Passionate about the power of social media and networking; Emily has spoken at numerous colleges, conferences, and events including The International Youth Leaders Assembly at The United Nations, SXSW Interactive, Internet Week, Mediabistro's Social Media Bootcamp, Time Inc, Columbia University, and New York University, among others.
Emily is also an adjunct professor, teaching social media and career courses at multiple colleges.
Learn more about having Emily speak at your next event and follow her on twitter @EmilyMiethner.

About FindSpark

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Since forming in 2011, FindSpark has become the largest Meetup group for interns and recent grads in the country, hosting over 250 events for more than 25,000 members.

FindSpark is proud to be a certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE).

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